#0 Paris Shand Season 2024
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 LSU Graduate (Political Science)
Tremendous all-around athlete who enters second season at LSU after playing his first 3 years at Arizona … Excels on both the field and in the classroom … Joined the Tigers in January of 2023 … Played in 12 games in first season with the Tigers, seeing action as part of LSU’s rotation on the defensive line … Has 36 collegiate appearances with 10 starts – all at Arizona … 58 career tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks … Graduated from LSU in December of 2023 with a degree in political science … Pursuing a second degree in interdisciplinary studies … Member of the 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll … Standout basketball player as well … Member of Canada’s U16 National Team in 2017, winning a silver medal at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Argentina … Born in Canada … Played high school football at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut … Dad Kevin Shand, who stands 6-foot-10 and played college basketball at Duquesne, was a member of the Canadian National Team and played professionally overseas … Dad is now an actor appearing in Resident Evil: Retribution and Suicide Squad.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023 at LSU)
Appeared in 12 games as part of LSU’s defensive line rotation … Recorded 17 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks … Batted down 2 passes … Had big game in win over Auburn with a career-best 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss … Had a sack for a 3-yard loss at Alabama … Had a pair of tackles and a sack in win over Florida … Batted down passes against Auburn and Florida … Other tackle for loss came in road win over Mississippi State … Played a total of 256 defensive snaps with a season high 39 coming against Florida … Played 33 snaps in win over Texas A&M and 26 in ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Wisconsin … Regular contributor on special teams seeing 116 total snaps (93 on field goal/PAT, 16 on field goal block).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022 at Arizona)
Appeared in 9 games with 7 starts on the defensive line … Finished with 23 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Tallied a career-best 5 tackles to go along with a forced fumble in season-opener vs. San Diego State … Followed that with 5 tackles, including 1.5 sacks for 11-yards in losses vs. Mississippi State … Forced a fumble vs. Mississippi State … Had 2 tackles and sack for a 4-yard loss in win over Colorado … Recovered a fumble vs. Colorado … Had 4 tackles vs. Utah.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Arizona)
Logged time in 11 of the Wildcats 12 games, with three starts … Totaled 16 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 quarterback hurries…Set season-high with 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at USC … Important contributor to an Arizona defensive unit that ranked second in the Pac-12 with an average of 5.8 tackles for loss per game…Logged at least one tackle in 9-of-11 games in which he appeared, including five multi-tackle performances.
TRUE FREHSMAN SEASON (2020 at Arizona)
Played in 4 games with 2 tackles and a tackle for loss, all coming against Washington … Also saw action against USC, UCLA and Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn., where he was rated as a 3-star prospect …Rated as the No. 13 player in the state of Connecticut and No. 79 nationally at his position for the Class of 2020 … As a senior on the defensive line, tallied 50 tackles, 10.0 sacks, and a forced fumble … Also competed in basketball and track and field … Member of Team Canada U16 Basketball squad in 2017 that competed in the FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Argentina … Canada went 3-0 in Group Play and finished as a silver medalist, falling to USA in Gold Medal game … USA team featured several future NBA stars including James Wiseman, Scott Barnes, and Jalen Green … Scored 5 points and had 7 rebounds in semifinal win over Puerto Rico … OFSAA silver medalist in shot put.
PARIS SHAND’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6 vs. Auburn, 2023 – LSU
Tackles for Loss: 1.5, 2x (Last: vs. Auburn, 2023)
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Mississippi State, 2022 – Arizona